Man charged in New London crowd shooting incident

New London — Police arrested a man Sunday who was seen firing a gun into a crowd of people on Green Street.

Two people were treated for minor injuries following the 2 a.m. shooting, police said.

Javier Muniz, 25, of no certain address, was charged Sunday with interfering with police, criminal use of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a firearm under the influence of alcohol or drugs and two counts of first-degree assault.

Muniz allegedly discharged a firearm into a group of people outside 96 Green St., police said. He attempted to flee on foot but police officers gave chase. He was detained a short distance away, where he attempted to discard the firearm, police said.